The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 14th year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to North Florida.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Damian Goodwin Forward 6–7 195 Junior Atlanta, Georgia 1 Mike Cunningham Guard 6–1 190 RS Freshman Washington, D.C. 2 Marvin Smith Forward 6–6 210 Senior Memphis, Tennessee 3 Jure Span Guard 6–4 165 Freshman Litija, Slovenia 4 Ramel Thompkins Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Vidalia, Georgia 5 Tanner Castora Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Strongsville, Ohio 10 Josh Cuthbertson Forward 6–5 185 Junior New Bern, North Carolina 11 Deion Holmes Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Chesnee, South Carolina 13 Carson Smith Forward 6–6 200 Junior Fort Mill, South Carolina 14 Tristan Thomas Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bangor, Maine 15 Philip Whittington Forward 6–8 202 Freshman Columbus, Georgia 21 Blake Edwards Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Chapin, South Carolina 24 Malik Moore Forward 6–6 188 Freshman Asheville, North Carolina 33 Jacob Schulte Forward 6–6 222 Sophomore Newport, Kentucky 44 Michael Buchanan Center 6–11 250 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic Sun tournament
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